EP3827620B1 - Selektive verlängerung einer aktiven periode eines drx-zyklus für neuauswahl - Google Patents

Selektive verlängerung einer aktiven periode eines drx-zyklus für neuauswahl Download PDF

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EP3827620B1
EP3827620B1 EP19748627.7A EP19748627A EP3827620B1 EP 3827620 B1 EP3827620 B1 EP 3827620B1 EP 19748627 A EP19748627 A EP 19748627A EP 3827620 B1 EP3827620 B1 EP 3827620B1
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  • aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication, and more particularly to techniques and apparatuses for selective extension of an active period of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle for reselection.
  • DRX discontinuous reception
  • Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various telecommunication services such as telephony, video, data, messaging, and broadcasts.
  • Typical wireless communication systems may employ multiple-access technologies capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth, transmit power, and/or the like).
  • multiple-access technologies include code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency-division multiple access (FDMA) systems, orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) systems, single-carrier frequency-division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems, time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems, and Long Term Evolution (LTE).
  • LTE/LTE-Advanced is a set of enhancements to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standard promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
  • a wireless communication network may include a number of base stations (BSs) that can support communication for a number of user equipment (UEs).
  • a user equipment (UE) may communicate with a base station (BS) via the downlink and uplink.
  • the downlink (or forward link) refers to the communication link from the BS to the UE
  • the uplink (or reverse link) refers to the communication link from the UE to the BS.
  • a BS may be referred to as a Node B, a gNB, an access point (AP), a radio head, a transmit receive point (TRP), a new radio (NR) BS, a 5G Node B, and/or the like.
  • New radio which may also be referred to as 5G, is a set of enhancements to the LTE mobile standard promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
  • 3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project
  • NR is designed to better support mobile broadband Internet access by improving spectral efficiency, lowering costs, improving services, making use of new spectrum, and better integrating with other open standards using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) with a cyclic prefix (CP) (CP-OFDM) on the downlink (DL), using CP-OFDM and/or SC-FDM (e.g., also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)) on the uplink (UL), as well as supporting beamforming, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology, and carrier aggregation.
  • OFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
  • SC-FDM e.g., also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)
  • MIMO multiple-input multiple-output
  • NOKIA ET AL "Clarification of the correct behavior when T_reselection is not a multiple of idle mode reselection evaluation period", 3GPP DRAFT; R4-090179 , relates to evaluation of intra-frequency, inter-frequency and inter-RAT cell reselection criteria.
  • EP 1 986 458 A1 (Research In Motion Limited ) relates to handovers during extended discontinuous reception (DRX) cycles in an LTE-ACTIVE state.
  • the present invention defines a method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment, UE, according to independent claim 1 for determining whether to extend or not the active period a discontinuous reception, DRX, cycle.
  • the present invention furthermore defines a corresponding non-transitory computer-readable medium according to independent claim 11, and a corresponding UE according to independent claim 12. Preferred embodiments are defined in the dependent claims.
  • a method of wireless communication may include determining that a reselection timer has an expiration time that is to extend an active period of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle; determining whether to extend the active period based at least in part on at least one of a set of serving cell measurements or a duration that the expiration time is to extend the active period; and selectively extending the active period or entering a sleep mode without extending the active period based at least in part on determining whether to extend the active period.
  • DRX discontinuous reception
  • a UE for wireless communication may include memory and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory.
  • the memory and the one or more processors may be configured to determine that a reselection timer has an expiration time that is to extend an active period of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle; determine whether to extend the active period based at least in part on at least one of a set of serving cell measurements or a duration that the expiration time is to extend the active period; and selectively extend the active period or enter a sleep mode without extending the active period based at least in part on determining whether to extend the active period.
  • DRX discontinuous reception
  • a non-transitory computer-readable medium may store one or more instructions for wireless communication.
  • the one or more instructions when executed by one or more processors of a UE, may cause the one or more processors to determine that a reselection timer has an expiration time that is to extend an active period of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle; determine whether to extend the active period based at least in part on at least one of a set of serving cell measurements or a duration that the expiration time is to extend the active period; and selectively extend the active period or enter a sleep mode without extending the active period based at least in part on determining whether to extend the active period.
  • DRX discontinuous reception
  • an apparatus for wireless communication may include means for determining that a reselection timer has an expiration time that is to extend an active period of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle; means for determining whether to extend the active period based at least in part on at least one of a set of serving cell measurements or a duration that the expiration time is to extend the active period; and means for selectively extending the active period or entering a sleep mode without extending the active period based at least in part on determining whether to extend the active period.
  • DRX discontinuous reception
  • aspects may be described herein using terminology commonly associated with 3G and/or 4G wireless technologies, aspects of the present disclosure can be applied in other generation-based communication systems, such as 5G and later, including NR technologies.
  • Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating a network 100 in which aspects of the present disclosure may be practiced.
  • the network 100 may be an LTE network or some other wireless network, such as a 5G or NR network.
  • Wireless network 100 may include a number of BSs 110 (shown as BS 110a, BS 110b, BS 110c, and BS 110d) and other network entities.
  • a BS is an entity that communicates with user equipment (UEs) and may also be referred to as a base station, a NR BS, a Node B, a gNB, a 5G node B (NB), an access point, a transmit receive point (TRP), and/or the like.
  • Each BS may provide communication coverage for a geographic area.
  • the term "cell" can refer to a coverage area of a BS and/or a BS subsystem serving this coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used.
  • a BS may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, and/or another type of cell.
  • a macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., several kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscription.
  • a pico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscription.
  • a femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a home) and may allow restricted access by UEs having association with the femto cell (e.g., UEs in a closed subscriber group (CSG)).
  • a BS for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro BS.
  • a BS for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico BS.
  • a BS for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto BS or a home BS.
  • a BS 110a may be a macro BS for a macro cell 102a
  • a BS 110b may be a pico BS for a pico cell 102b
  • a BS 110c may be a femto BS for a femto cell 102c.
  • a BS may support one or multiple (e.g., three) cells.
  • the terms "eNB”, “base station”, “NR BS”, “gNB”, “TRP”, “AP”, “node B", “5G NB”, and “cell” may be used interchangeably herein.
  • a cell may not necessarily be stationary, and the geographic area of the cell may move according to the location of a mobile BS.
  • the BSs may be interconnected to one another and/or to one or more other BSs or network nodes (not shown) in the access network 100 through various types of backhaul interfaces such as a direct physical connection, a virtual network, and/or the like using any suitable transport network.
  • Wireless network 100 may also include relay stations.
  • a relay station is an entity that can receive a transmission of data from an upstream station (e.g., a BS or a UE) and send a transmission of the data to a downstream station (e.g., a UE or a BS).
  • a relay station may also be a UE that can relay transmissions for other UEs.
  • a relay station 110d may communicate with macro BS 110a and a UE 120d in order to facilitate communication between BS 110a and UE 120d.
  • a relay station may also be referred to as a relay BS, a relay base station, a relay, and/or the like.
  • Wireless network 100 may be a heterogeneous network that includes BSs of different types, e.g., macro BSs, pico BSs, femto BSs, relay BSs, and/or the like. These different types of BSs may have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, and different impact on interference in wireless network 100.
  • macro BSs may have a high transmit power level (e.g., 5 to 40 Watts) whereas pico BSs, femto BSs, and relay BSs may have lower transmit power levels (e.g., 0.1 to 2 Watts).
  • a network controller 130 may couple to a set of BSs and may provide coordination and control for these BSs.
  • Network controller 130 may communicate with the BSs via a backhaul.
  • the BSs may also communicate with one another, e.g., directly or indirectly via a wireless or wireline backhaul.
  • UEs 120 may be dispersed throughout wireless network 100, and each UE may be stationary or mobile.
  • a UE may also be referred to as an access terminal, a terminal, a mobile station, a subscriber unit, a station, and/or the like.
  • a UE may be a cellular phone (e.g., a smart phone), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, medical device or equipment, biometric sensors/devices, wearable devices (smart watches, smart clothing, smart glasses, smart wrist bands, smart jewelry (e.g., smart ring, smart bracelet)), an entertainment device (e.g., a music or video device, or a satellite radio), a vehicular component or sensor, smart meters/sensors, industrial manufacturing equipment, a global positioning system device, or any other suitable device that is configured to communicate via a wireless or wired medium.
  • a cellular phone e.g., a smart phone
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • WLL wireless local loop
  • MTC and eMTC UEs include, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, such as sensors, meters, monitors, location tags, and/or the like, that may communicate with a base station, another device (e.g., remote device), or some other entity.
  • a wireless node may provide, for example, connectivity for or to a network (e.g., a wide area network such as Internet or a cellular network) via a wired or wireless communication link.
  • Some UEs may be considered Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, and/or may be implemented as may be implemented as NB-IoT (narrowband internet of things) devices. Some UEs may be considered a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE).
  • UE 120 may be included inside a housing that houses components of UE 120, such as processor components, memory components, and/or the like.
  • any number of wireless networks may be deployed in a given geographic area.
  • Each wireless network may support a RAT and may operate on one or more frequencies.
  • a RAT may also be referred to as a radio technology, an air interface, and/or the like.
  • a frequency may also be referred to as a carrier, a frequency channel, and/or the like.
  • Each frequency may support a single RAT in a given geographic area in order to avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs.
  • NR or 5G RAT networks may be deployed.
  • two or more UEs 120 may communicate directly using one or more sidelink channels (e.g., without using a base station 110 as an intermediary to communicate with one another).
  • the UEs 120 may communicate using peer-to-peer (P2P) communications, device-to-device (D2D) communications, a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) protocol (e.g., which may include a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocol, a vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocol, and/or the like), a mesh network, and/or the like).
  • V2X vehicle-to-everything
  • the UE 120 may perform scheduling operations, resource selection operations, and/or other operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by the base station 110.
  • a UE 120 may be located within the coverage of multiple BSs 110. One of these BSs 110 may be selected to serve the UE 120. The serving BS 110 may be selected based at least in part on various criteria such as received signal strength, received signal quality, path loss, and/or the like. Received signal quality may be quantified by a signal-to-noise-and-interference ratio (SINR), or a reference signal received quality (RSRQ), or some other metric.
  • SINR signal-to-noise-and-interference ratio
  • RSRQ reference signal received quality
  • Fig. 1 is provided merely as an example. Other examples are possible and may differ from what was described with regard to Fig. 1 .
  • Fig. 2 shows a block diagram of a design 200 of base station 110 and UE 120, which may be one of the base stations and one of the UEs in Fig. 1 .
  • Base station 110 may be equipped with T antennas 234a through 234t
  • UE 120 may be equipped with R antennas 252a through 252r, where in general T ⁇ 1 and R ⁇ 1.
  • a transmit processor 220 may receive data from a data source 212 for one or more UEs, select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCS) for each UE based at least in part on channel quality indicators (CQIs) received from the UE, process (e.g., encode and modulate) the data for each UE based at least in part on the MCS(s) selected for the UE, and provide data symbols for all UEs. Transmit processor 220 may also process system information (e.g., for semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI) and/or the like) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, upper layer signaling, and/or the like) and provide overhead symbols and control symbols.
  • MCS modulation and coding schemes
  • CQIs channel quality indicators
  • Transmit processor 220 may also process system information (e.g., for semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI) and/or the like) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, upper layer signal
  • Transmit processor 220 may also generate reference symbols for reference signals (e.g., the cell-specific reference signal (CRS)) and synchronization signals (e.g., the primary synchronization signal (PSS) and secondary synchronization signal (SSS)).
  • a transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on the data symbols, the control symbols, the overhead symbols, and/or the reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide T output symbol streams to T modulators (MODs) 232a through 232t. Each modulator 232 may process a respective output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM and/or the like) to obtain an output sample stream.
  • Each modulator 232 may further process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a downlink signal.
  • T downlink signals from modulators 232a through 232t may be transmitted via T antennas 234a through 234t, respectively.
  • the synchronization signals can be generated with location encoding to convey additional information.
  • antennas 252a through 252r may receive the downlink signals from base station 110 and/or other base stations and may provide received signals to demodulators (DEMODs) 254a through 254r, respectively.
  • Each demodulator 254 may condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and digitize) a received signal to obtain input samples.
  • Each demodulator 254 may further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM and/or the like) to obtain received symbols.
  • a MIMO detector 256 may obtain received symbols from all R demodulators 254a through 254r, perform MIMO detection on the received symbols if applicable, and provide detected symbols.
  • a receive processor 258 may process (e.g., demodulate and decode) the detected symbols, provide decoded data for UE 120 to a data sink 260, and provide decoded control information and system information to a controller/processor 280.
  • a channel processor may determine reference signal received power (RSRP), received signal strength indicator (RSSI), reference signal received quality (RSRQ), channel quality indicator (CQI), and/or the like.
  • RSRP reference signal received power
  • RSSI received signal strength indicator
  • RSRQ reference signal received quality indicator
  • CQI channel quality indicator
  • one or more components of UE 120 may be included in a housing.
  • a transmit processor 264 may receive and process data from a data source 262 and control information (e.g., for reports comprising RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, CQI, and/or the like) from controller/processor 280. Transmit processor 264 may also generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals. The symbols from transmit processor 264 may be precoded by a TX MIMO processor 266 if applicable, further processed by modulators 254a through 254r (e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM, CP-OFDM, and/or the like), and transmitted to base station 110.
  • control information e.g., for reports comprising RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, CQI, and/or the like
  • Transmit processor 264 may also generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals.
  • the symbols from transmit processor 264 may be precoded by a TX MIMO processor 266 if applicable, further processed by modulators 254a through 254r (e.g., for DFT-
  • the uplink signals from UE 120 and other UEs may be received by antennas 234, processed by demodulators 232, detected by a MIMO detector 236 if applicable, and further processed by a receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information sent by UE 120.
  • Receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to a data sink 239 and the decoded control information to controller/processor 240.
  • Base station 110 may include communication unit 244 and communicate to network controller 130 via communication unit 244.
  • Network controller 130 may include communication unit 294, controller/processor 290, and memory 292.
  • Controller/processor 240 of base station 110, controller/processor 280 of UE 120, and/or any other component(s) of Fig. 2 may perform one or more techniques associated with selective extension of an active period of a DRX cycle for reselection, as described in more detail elsewhere herein.
  • controller/processor 240 of base station 110, controller/processor 280 of UE 120, and/or any other component(s) of Fig. 2 may perform or direct operations of, for example, process 800 of Fig. 8 and/or other processes as described herein.
  • Memories 242 and 282 may store data and program codes for base station 110 and UE 120, respectively.
  • a scheduler 246 may schedule UEs for data transmission on the downlink and/or uplink.
  • UE 120 may include means for determining that a reselection timer has an expiration time that is to extend an active period of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle; means for determining whether to extend the active period based at least in part on at least one of a set of serving cell measurements or a duration that the expiration time is to extend the active period; means for selectively extending the active period or entering a sleep mode without extending the active period based at least in part on determining whether to extend the active period; means for determining that a measurement of a first frequency, corresponding to the first reselection timer, fails to satisfy a criteria; means for triggering reselection for a second frequency, prior to expiration of a second reselection timer corresponding to the second frequency, based at least in part on determining that the measurement of the first frequency fails to satisfy the criteria; means for waking up prior to a scheduled wake-up time associated with a subsequent active period when the sleep mode is entered without extending the active period;
  • Fig. 2 is provided merely as an example. Other examples are possible and may differ from what was described with regard to Fig. 2 .
  • Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example 300 of extending a paging time window for reselection.
  • a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle (e.g., an enhanced DRX (eDRX) cycle and/or the like) configured for a UE 120 may have a DRX periodicity 305 that includes a paging time window (sometimes referred to as PTW) 310 (e.g., an on duration) and a sleep duration 315.
  • a paging time window sometimes referred to as PTW
  • the UE 120 may be in an active mode and capable of transmitting and/or receiving communications.
  • the sleep duration 315 the UE 120 may be in a sleep mode and not capable of transmitting and/or receiving communications.
  • the UE 120 When configured with the DRX cycle, the UE 120 may operate with periods of alternating paging time windows 310 and sleep durations 315 according to the DRX periodicity 305. In this way, the UE 120 may conserve resources, such as battery power and/or the like.
  • a reselection timer (shown as T resel ) is triggered near the end of the paging time window 310 (e.g., due to connectivity issues with a serving cell, detection of a suitable neighbor cell, and/or the like), then the paging time window 310 may be extended, thereby reducing a length of the sleep duration 315 and consuming additional battery power.
  • a reselection timer duration 325 may include a portion that runs for a non-extension duration within the paging time window 310 and an extension duration 330 that extends the paging time window 310 into the sleep duration 315, which causes the UE 120 to remain in the active mode when the UE 120 would otherwise be in the sleep mode if the reselection timer were not running.
  • a reselection timer may be started (e.g., triggered) based at least in part on occurrence of a reselection triggering event, such as a serving cell parameter (e.g., pathloss and/or the like) failing to satisfy a threshold, a neighbor cell parameter satisfying a threshold, radio link failure on the serving cell, barring of the UE 120 on the serving cell, a neighbor cell rank exceeding a serving cell rank, an instruction from a base station 110 to start the reselection timer, and/or the like.
  • a serving cell parameter e.g., pathloss and/or the like
  • the UE 120 may perform multiple measurements of one or more neighbor cells, and the length of the reselection timer may define the amount of time that a neighbor cell must meet a cell reselection criteria in order for the UE 120 to reselect to that neighbor cell. For example, if the neighbor cell satisfies the cell reselection criteria for the duration of the reselection timer (e.g., for multiple measurements taken while the reselection timer is running), then the UE 120 may reselect to the neighbor cell upon expiration of the reselection timer. Otherwise, the UE 120 may not reselect to the neighbor cell and may remain camped on the serving cell.
  • reselection may be triggered if a reselection criteria is satisfied during the duration of the reselection timer (e.g., based at least in part on one or more measurements of a neighbor cell taken while the reselection timer is running).
  • the UE 120 may reselect to a neighbor cell if the reselection criteria is satisfied, or may remain camped on the serving cell if the reselection criteria is not satisfied. In either case, the UE 120 may enter sleep mode for the remainder of the sleep duration 315.
  • the UE 120 may exit the sleep duration for a next consecutive paging time window 340 according to the DRX periodicity 305.
  • the UE 120 may experience a shorter sleep duration 315, thereby consuming additional battery power.
  • Some techniques and apparatuses described herein permit selective extension of an active period of a DRX cycle (e.g., including a paging time window and/or the like) for reselection to balance a tradeoff between improved performance due to reselection and conservation of battery power of the UE 120.
  • the UE 120 may permit extension of the active period if the extension is short, if a connection with the serving cell is not likely to be maintained beyond the sleep duration, and/or the like. In this way, the UE 120 may improve performance by extending the active period to trigger reselection in some scenarios.
  • a DRX cycle e.g., including a paging time window and/or the like
  • the UE 120 may prevent extension of the active period if the extension is long, if a connection with the serving cell is likely to be maintained beyond the sleep duration, and/or the like. In this way, the UE 120 may conserve battery power by preventing extension of the active period in some scenarios.
  • Fig. 3 is provided as an example. Other examples are possible and may differ from what was described with respect to Fig. 3 .
  • Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating another example 400 of extending a paging time window for reselection.
  • a DRX cycle configured for a UE 120 may have a DRX periodicity 405 that includes a paging time window 410 and a sleep duration 415.
  • the paging time window 410 may be extended by multiple reselection timers corresponding to multiple frequencies to be measured for potential reselection, which may consume even more battery power of the UE 120 than the scenario described above in connection with Fig. 3 .
  • a first reselection timer for a first frequency may be triggered near the end of the paging time window 410.
  • the paging time window 410 may be extended in a similar manner as described above in connection with Fig. 3 , thereby reducing a length of the sleep duration 415 and consuming additional battery power.
  • a second reselection timer for a second frequency may be triggered after the first reselection timer is triggered and while the first reselection timer is running.
  • the second reselection timer is shown as being triggered during an extension of the paging time window 410, in some aspects, the second reselection timer may be triggered prior to the extension of the paging time window 410. Because the second reselection timer is triggered after the first reselection timer, the second reselection timer may extend the paging time window 410 for a longer duration than the first reselection timer, which consumes additional battery power of the UE 120.
  • a reselection criteria for reselecting to the first frequency may not be satisfied during the duration of the first reselection timer.
  • reselection to the first frequency may not be triggered when the first reselection timer expires.
  • the UE 120 may not enter a sleep mode at that time because the second reselection timer is still running.
  • reselection to the second frequency may be triggered if a reselection criteria for reselecting to the second frequency is satisfied.
  • the UE 120 may reselect to the second frequency (e.g., a neighbor cell having the second frequency as a center frequency) if the reselection criteria is satisfied, or may remain camped on the serving cell if the reselection criteria is not satisfied. In either case, the UE 120 may enter a sleep mode for the remainder of the sleep duration 415.
  • the second frequency e.g., a neighbor cell having the second frequency as a center frequency
  • the paging time window extension 445 may have a longer duration than when a single reselection timer is running (e.g., as described above in connection with Fig. 3 ).
  • one or more additional reselection timers may be triggered, or the second reselection timer may be triggered later in time, which may entirely prevent the UE 120 from entering a sleep mode due to extension of the paging time window 410 to a next consecutive paging time window 450. This may unnecessarily consume battery power of the UE 120.
  • some techniques and apparatuses described herein permit selective extension of an active period of a DRX cycle (e.g., including a paging time window and/or the like) for reselection to balance a tradeoff between improved performance due to reselection and conservation of battery power of the UE 120. Furthermore, some techniques and apparatuses described herein limit a length of the extension of the active period (e.g., when multiple reselection timers are triggered), thereby conserving battery power of the UE 120. Additional details are described below in connection with Figs. 5-8 .
  • Fig. 4 is provided as an example. Other examples are possible and may differ from what was described with respect to Fig. 4 .
  • Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example 500 of selective extension of an active period of a DRX cycle for reselection, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • a DRX cycle (e.g., an eDRX cycle and/or the like) configured for a UE 120 may have a DRX periodicity 505 that includes an active period 510 (e.g., an on duration, a paging time window, and/or the like) and a sleep duration 515.
  • an active period 510 e.g., an on duration, a paging time window, and/or the like
  • the UE 120 may be in an active mode and capable of transmitting and/or receiving communications.
  • the sleep duration 515 the UE 120 may be in a sleep mode and not capable of transmitting and/or receiving communications.
  • the UE 120 When configured with the DRX cycle, the UE 120 may operate with periods of alternating active periods 510 and sleep durations 515 according to the DRX periodicity 505.
  • a reselection timer may be triggered near the end of the active period 510 (e.g., due to connectivity issues with a serving cell, detection of a suitable neighbor cell, detection of a suitable neighbor cell frequency, and/or the like).
  • the reselection timer may be triggered at a time that is within a threshold amount of time (e.g., less than the duration of the reselection timer) from the scheduled end of the active period 510.
  • a threshold amount of time e.g., less than the duration of the reselection timer
  • the reselection timer may have a reselection timer duration 525 that causes extension of the active period for an active period (AP) extension duration 530, thereby reducing a length of the sleep duration 515 and consuming additional battery power of the UE 120.
  • AP active period
  • the UE 120 may determine that the reselection timer has an expiration time that is to extend the active period 510. For example, the UE 120 may determine a non-extension duration of the reselection timer as a length of time between triggering of the reselection timer and a scheduled end of the active period 510 (e.g., a configured length of a DRX on duration). If the reselection timer has a reselection timer duration 525 that is greater than the non-extension time, then the UE 120 may determine that the reselection timer has an expiration time that is to extend the active period 510.
  • a non-extension duration of the reselection timer as a length of time between triggering of the reselection timer and a scheduled end of the active period 510 (e.g., a configured length of a DRX on duration). If the reselection timer has a reselection timer duration 5
  • the UE 120 may determine that the reselection timer is triggered within a threshold amount of time from a scheduled end of the active period.
  • the threshold amount of time may be less than the reselection timer duration 525.
  • the UE 120 may determine whether to extend the active period 510 based at least in part on a duration that the expiration time is to extend the active period 510. For example, the UE 120 may determine whether to extend the active period 510 based at least in part on the AP extension duration 530, as described in more detail below. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 120 may determine whether to extend the active period 510 based at least in part on a set of serving cell measurements, as described in more detail below.
  • the UE 120 may determine whether to extend the active period 510 based at least in part on whether the set of serving cell measurements indicate a decrease in signal strength of a serving cell over time, a rate at which the signal strength of the serving cell is decreasing over time, and/or the like.
  • the UE 120 may selectively extend (e.g., may extend or not extend) the active period 510 based at least in part on the determination of whether to extend the active period 510. For example, the UE 120 may extend the active period 510 if a condition is satisfied, or may enter a sleep mode without extending the active period 510 if the condition is not satisfied. If the UE 120 extends the active period 510, then the UE 120 may enter a sleep mode for the remainder of the sleep duration 515 at a time indicated by reference number 550 (e.g., when the reselection timer expires). If the UE 120 enters the sleep mode without extending the active period 510, then the UE 120 may enter the sleep mode at a time indicated by reference number 555 (e.g., at the scheduled end of the active period 510).
  • a time indicated by reference number 555 e.g., at the scheduled end of the active period 510.
  • the UE 120 may ignore the reselection timer and/or prevent performance of one or more operations that would otherwise be triggered by the reselection timer (e.g., may not track time associated with the reselection timer, may not make measurements associated with the reselection timer, may not determine whether measurements satisfy reselection criteria, and/or the like), thereby conserving UE resources (e.g., memory, processing power, battery power, and/or the like).
  • the UE resources e.g., memory, processing power, battery power, and/or the like.
  • the UE 120 may enter the sleep mode without extending the active period 510, thereby conserving a relatively large amount of battery power that would otherwise be consumed by a relatively long extension of the active period 510. Additionally, or alternatively, if the AP extension duration 530 does not satisfy a threshold (e.g., is less than or equal to the threshold), then the UE 120 may extend the active period 510, thereby improving performance by performing a reselection procedure when a relatively small amount of battery power will be consumed by a relatively short extension of the active period 510.
  • a threshold e.g., is greater than or equal to the threshold
  • the UE 120 may determine the threshold based at least in part on the sleep duration 515 (e.g., the length of the sleep duration 515), the DRX periodicity 505 (e.g., the length of the DRX periodicity 505), and/or the like. For example, the UE 120 may compare the length of the AP extension duration 530 and the length of the sleep duration 515 to determine whether to extend the active period 510. For example, if a difference between the sleep duration 515 (e.g., T1 ) and the AP extension duration 530 (e.g., T2 ) is less than (or equal to) a threshold (e.g., T1 - T2 ⁇ threshold), then the UE 120 may extend the active period 510.
  • the sleep duration 515 e.g., T1
  • the AP extension duration 530 e.g., T2
  • a threshold e.g., T1 - T2 ⁇ threshold
  • the UE 120 may enter a sleep mode without extending the active period 510.
  • the UE 120 may apply a fractional weight factor (e.g., K , which may be set to, for example, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, and/or the like) to T1, and may extend the active period 510 if T2 is less than (or equal to) K ⁇ T1. Otherwise, the UE 120 may enter the sleep mode without extending the active period 510 if T2 is greater than (or equal to) K ⁇ T1. In this way, the active period 510 may be extended for a relatively short amount of time, whereas such extension may be prevented if the extension would be for a relatively long amount of time.
  • the UE 120 may determine the fractional weight factor based at least in part on a power savings estimation.
  • the UE 120 may selectively extend the active period 510 based at least in part on a set of serving cell measurements (e.g., a most recent set of serving cell measurements, such as 3 measurements, 4 measurements, and/or the like). For example, if the set of serving cell measurements indicate a decrease in signal strength of the serving cell over time (e.g., a decrease in signal strength by an amount that satisfies a threshold), then the UE 120 may extend the active period 510. In this way, reselection to a neighbor cell may be performed when conditions of the serving cell are worsening, thereby improving performance.
  • a set of serving cell measurements e.g., a most recent set of serving cell measurements, such as 3 measurements, 4 measurements, and/or the like.
  • the set of serving cell measurements indicate a decrease in signal strength of the serving cell over time (e.g., a decrease in signal strength by an amount that satisfies a threshold)
  • the UE 120 may extend the active period 510. In this way
  • the UE 120 may enter the sleep mode at the scheduled end of the active period 510 without extending the active period 510.
  • the serving cell is less likely to be unsuitable for communication or connection at the end of the sleep duration 515, and the UE 120 will likely be able to reconnect to the serving cell.
  • battery power of the UE 120 may be conserved without hampering performance (e.g., because reselection is unnecessary).
  • the UE 120 may selectively extend the active period 510 based at least in part on a rate at which the signal strength of the serving cell is decreasing over time. For example, if the rate satisfies a threshold (e.g., is greater than or equal to the threshold), then the UE 120 may extend the active period 510. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 120 may selectively extend the active period 510 based at least in part on the rate and a length of the sleep duration 515 (and/or the DRX periodicity 505). For example, the UE 120 may determine, based at least in part on the rate and the length of the sleep duration 515, whether the serving cell will be suitable for a connection at the end of the sleep duration 515.
  • a threshold e.g., is greater than or equal to the threshold
  • reselection to a neighbor cell may be performed when conditions of the serving cell are worsening at a rate that makes it unlikely that the serving cell will be suitable for a connection at the end of the sleep duration 515, thereby improving performance.
  • the rate does not satisfy a threshold (e.g., is less than or equal to the threshold)
  • the UE 120 may enter the sleep mode at the scheduled end of the active period 510 without extending the active period 510.
  • the serving cell is less likely to be unsuitable for communication or connection at the end of the sleep duration 515, and the UE 120 will likely be able to reconnect to the serving cell.
  • battery power of the UE 120 may be conserved without hampering performance (e.g., because reselection is unnecessary).
  • the signal strength or other parameter may be represented by a reference signal received power (RSRP) parameter, a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) parameter, a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) parameter, a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) parameter, and/or the like.
  • RSRP reference signal received power
  • RSSI received signal strength indicator
  • SINR signal to interference plus noise ratio
  • the UE 120 may wake up prior to a scheduled wake-up time associated with a subsequent active period 560 (e.g., the next consecutive active period). In some aspects, the UE 120 may determine whether the serving cell is suitable during this early wake-up period. If the serving cell is not suitable (e.g., the serving cell fails a criteria), then the UE 120 may trigger a reselection procedure (e.g., to perform one or more measurements for reselection to a neighbor cell, to reselect to a neighbor cell, and/or the like) during the early wake-up period.
  • a reselection procedure e.g., to perform one or more measurements for reselection to a neighbor cell, to reselect to a neighbor cell, and/or the like
  • the UE 120 may perform the reselection procedure in association with a neighbor cell corresponding to the reselection timer that was triggered during the prior active period 510.
  • the duration of the early wake-up period may be less than the AP extension duration 530 to conserve battery power of the UE 120.
  • reselection may be triggered when the reselection time expires (e.g., at a time indicated by reference number 550) if a reselection criteria is satisfied.
  • the UE 120 may reselect to a neighbor cell if the reselection criteria is satisfied, or may remain camped on the serving cell if the reselection criteria is not satisfied. In either case, the UE 120 may enter sleep mode for the remainder of the sleep duration 515.
  • Fig. 5 is provided as an example. Other examples are possible and may differ from what was described with respect to Fig. 5 .
  • Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating another example 600 of selective extension of an active period of a DRX cycle for reselection, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • a DRX cycle configured for a UE 120 may have a DRX periodicity 605 that includes an active period 610 (e.g., an on duration, a paging time window, and/or the like) and a sleep duration 615.
  • an active period 610 e.g., an on duration, a paging time window, and/or the like
  • a sleep duration 615 e.g., a sleep duration
  • a first reselection timer for a first frequency may be triggered near the end of the active period 610.
  • the first reselection timer may be triggered at a time that is within a threshold amount of time (e.g., less than the duration of the first reselection timer) from the scheduled end of the active period 610.
  • the first reselection timer may have a duration that causes extension of the active period 610, thereby reducing a length of the sleep duration 615 and consuming battery power of the UE 120.
  • a second reselection timer for a second frequency may be triggered after the first reselection timer is triggered and/or while the first reselection timer is running.
  • F2 a second reselection timer for a second frequency
  • the second reselection timer is shown as being triggered during an extension of the active period 610, in some aspects, the second reselection timer may be triggered prior to the extension of the active period 610 (e.g., within a threshold amount of time from the scheduled end of the active period 610, as described above).
  • the second reselection timer may extend the active period 610 for a longer duration than the first reselection timer, thereby further reducing a length of the sleep duration 615 and consuming additional battery power of the UE 120.
  • the UE 120 may apply the techniques described above in connection with Fig. 5 to determine whether to extend the active period 610 for one or more reselection timers corresponding to one or more frequencies, and/or to selectively extend the active period 610 for the one or more reselection timers. For example, the UE 120 may determine to extend the active period 610 for the first reselection timer, the second reselection timer, and so on. As another example, the UE 120 may determine to enter a sleep mode at the end of the active period 610 without extending the active period 610 for the first reselection timer, the second reselection timer, and so on.
  • the UE 120 may extend the active period 610 for the first reselection timer, but may enter the sleep mode after expiration of the first reselection timer without further extension of the active period 610 for the second reselection timer.
  • the UE 120 may determine whether to extend the active period 610 for each of the individual reselection timers in a similar manner as described above in connection with Fig. 5 .
  • the UE 120 may limit a number of reselection timers and/or frequencies for which the active period 610 is permitted to be extended.
  • the UE 120 may be configured with a threshold number (e.g., two, three, four, and/or the like) of reselection timers for which the active period 610 is permitted to be extended.
  • the threshold number of reselection timers may correspond to a threshold number of frequencies to be prioritized for reselection.
  • a length of the active period extension 635 may be reduced as compared to permitting an unlimited number of reselection timers to extend the active period 610, thereby permitting reselection while also conserving battery power of the UE 120.
  • the UE 120 may trigger early reselection for a later-occurring reselection timer, as shown by reference number 640.
  • Early reselection may refer to triggering reselection prior to expiration of a reselection timer.
  • the UE 120 triggers early reselection for F2 by triggering reselection at 645 (e.g., when a reselection criteria for F1 is not satisfied) rather than at 650 (e.g., when the reselection timer for F2 would expire).
  • the early reselection may be triggered based at least in part on a determination that a reselection criteria associated with an earlier-occurring reselection timer is not satisfied.
  • a reselection criteria for reselecting to the first frequency may not be satisfied during the duration of the first reselection timer. This may occur, for example, when a measurement of the first frequency, corresponding to the first reselection timer, fails to satisfy a criteria (e.g., a reselection criteria).
  • a criteria e.g., a reselection criteria
  • the UE 120 may trigger early reselection for the second frequency at a time indicated by reference number 645 (e.g., rather than at a time indicated by reference number 650, corresponding to an expiration of a reselection timer for the second frequency).
  • the UE 120 may reselect to the second frequency, and may then enter a sleep state, thus reducing the length of the AP extension 635 and conserving battery power of the UE 120.
  • the UE 120 may configure the second reselection timer to expire at the expiration time of the first reselection timer, as shown by reference number 655.
  • the UE 120 may prevent the second reselection timer from extending the active period 610 past an expiration time associated with the first reselection timer, thus reducing the length of the AP extension 635 and conserving battery power of the UE 120.
  • Fig. 6 is provided as an example. Other examples are possible and may differ from what was described with respect to Fig. 6 .
  • Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating another example 700 of selective extension of an active period of a DRX cycle for reselection, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • a DRX cycle configured for a UE 120 may have a DRX periodicity 705 that includes an active period 710 (e.g., an on duration, a paging time window, and/or the like) and a sleep duration 715.
  • a first reselection timer for a first frequency (shown as F1) may be triggered near the end of the active period 710.
  • the first reselection timer may be triggered at a time that is within a threshold amount of time (e.g., less than the duration of the first reselection timer) from the scheduled end of the active period 710, as described elsewhere herein.
  • the first reselection timer may have a duration that causes extension of the active period 710, thereby reducing a length of the sleep duration 715 and consuming battery power of the UE 120.
  • a second reselection timer for a second frequency may be triggered after the first reselection timer is triggered and/or while the first reselection timer is running, as described elsewhere herein. Because the second reselection timer is triggered after the first reselection timer, the second reselection timer may extend the active period 710 for a longer duration than the first reselection timer, thereby further reducing a length of the sleep duration 715 and consuming additional battery power of the UE 120.
  • the UE 120 may apply the techniques described above in connection with Fig. 5 and/or Fig. 6 to determine whether to extend the active period 710 for one or more reselection timers corresponding to one or more frequencies, and/or to selectively extend the active period 710 for the one or more reselection timers.
  • the UE 120 may determine to enter a sleep mode without extending the active period 710. In this case, and as shown by reference number 735, the UE 120 may wake up prior to a scheduled wake-up time associated with a subsequent active period 740 (e.g., when the sleep mode is entered without extending the active period 710). In some aspects, the UE 120 may determine whether the serving cell is suitable during this early wake-up period.
  • the UE 120 may trigger a reselection procedure (e.g., to perform one or more measurements for reselection to a neighbor cell, to reselect to a neighbor cell, and/or the like) during the early wake-up period.
  • a reselection procedure e.g., to perform one or more measurements for reselection to a neighbor cell, to reselect to a neighbor cell, and/or the like
  • the UE 120 may perform the reselection procedure in association with one or more frequencies corresponding to one or more reselection timers that were triggered during the prior active period 710 and for which the UE 120 determined not to extend the active period 710 (e.g., one or more reselection timers that were running when the UE 120 entered the sleep mode).
  • the duration of the early wake-up period may be less than an amount of time that the reselection timer(s) would have extended the active period 710, thereby conserving battery power of the UE 120. In this way, the UE 120 may improve performance by wake up early to perform reselection in association with one or more reselection timers that were running when the UE 120 entered the sleep mode.
  • Fig. 7 is provided as an example. Other examples are possible and may differ from what was described with respect to Fig. 7 .
  • Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example process 800 performed, for example, by a UE, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • Example process 800 is an example where a UE (e.g., UE 120 and/or the like) performs operations associated with selective extension of an active period of a DRX cycle for reselection.
  • a UE e.g., UE 120 and/or the like
  • process 800 may include determining that a reselection timer has an expiration time that is to extend an active period of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle (block 810).
  • the UE e.g., using controller/processor 280 and/or the like
  • process 800 may include determining whether to extend the active period based at least in part on at least one of a set of serving cell measurements or a duration that the expiration time is to extend the active period (block 820).
  • the UE e.g., using controller/processor 280 and/or the like
  • process 800 may include selectively extending the active period or entering a sleep mode without extending the active period based at least in part on determining whether to extend the active period (block 830).
  • the UE e.g., using controller/processor 280 and/or the like
  • Process 800 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and/or in connection with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.
  • the determination of whether to extend the active period is based at least in part on the set of serving cell measurements and the duration that the expiration time is to extend the active period. In some aspects, the determination of whether to extend the active period is based at least in part on at least one of: whether the set of serving cell measurements indicate a decrease in signal strength of a serving cell over time, a rate at which the signal strength of the serving cell is decreasing over time, or a combination thereof.
  • the sleep mode is entered without extending the active period when the duration satisfies a threshold, or wherein the active period is extended when the duration does not satisfy the threshold.
  • the threshold is determined based at least in part on at least one of a sleep duration of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle of the UE or a periodicity of the DRX cycle.
  • DRX discontinuous reception
  • the active period is extended for no more than a threshold number of reselection timers corresponding to a threshold number of frequencies to be prioritized for reselection.
  • the reselection timer is a first reselection timer, and the UE may determine that a measurement of a first frequency, corresponding to the first reselection timer, fails to satisfy a criteria; and trigger reselection for a second frequency, prior to expiration of a second reselection timer corresponding to the second frequency, based at least in part on determining that the measurement of the first frequency fails to satisfy the criteria.
  • the second reselection timer is configured to expire at the expiration time of the first reselection timer.
  • the UE may wake up prior to a scheduled wake-up time associated with a subsequent active period when the sleep mode is entered without extending the active period.
  • reselection is performed for one or more frequencies, for which a corresponding reselection timer was running when the sleep mode was entered, based at least in part on a determination that a serving cell frequency fails to satisfy a criteria.
  • process 800 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in Fig. 8 . Additionally, or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 800 may be performed in parallel.
  • the term component is intended to be broadly construed as hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software.
  • a processor is implemented in hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software.
  • satisfying a threshold may refer to a value being greater than the threshold, greater than or equal to the threshold, less than the threshold, less than or equal to the threshold, equal to the threshold, not equal to the threshold, and/or the like.
  • "at least one of: a, b, or c” is intended to cover a, b, c, a-b, a-c, b-c, and a-b-c, as well as any combination with multiples of the same element (e.g., a-a, a-a-a, a-a-b, a-a-c, a-b-b, a-c-c, b-b, b-b-b, b-b-c, c-c, and c-c-c or any other ordering of a, b, and c).

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  1. Ein Verfahren (800) für Drahtloskommunikation, das durch eine Nutzereinrichtung bzw. UE (UE = user equipment) (120) durchgeführt wird, das Folgendes aufweist:
    Bestimmen (535, 810), dass ein Neuauswahl-Timer eine Ablaufzeit hat, die eine aktive Periode (510) eines DRX-Zyklus (DRX = discontinuous reception bzw. diskontinuierlicher Empfang) verlängern soll;
    Bestimmen (540, 820), ob die aktive Periode (510) verlängert werden soll basierend wenigstens teilweise auf wenigstens einem von einem Satz von Messungen einer versorgenden Zelle oder einer Dauer, um die die Ablaufzeit die aktive Periode (510) verlängern soll; und
    selektives (545, 830) Verlängern der aktiven Periode (510) oder Eintreten in einen Ruhemodus ohne Verlängern der aktiven Periode (510) basierend wenigstens teilweise auf Bestimmen, ob die aktive Periode (510) verlängert werden soll.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Bestimmung, ob die aktive Periode verlängert werden soll, wenigstens teilweise auf dem Satz von Messungen einer versorgenden Zelle und der Dauer, um die die Ablaufzeit die aktive Periode verlängern soll., basiert.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Bestimmung, ob die aktive Periode verlängert werden soll, wenigstens teilweise auf wenigstens einem von Folgendem basiert:
    ob der Satz von Messungen einer versorgenden Zelle eine Abnahme einre Signalstärke einer versorgenden Zelle über die Zeit anzeigt,
    eine Rate, mit der die Signalstärke der versorgenden Zelle über die Zeit abnimmt, oder
    eine Kombination davon.
  4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei in den Ruhemodus eingetreten wird ohne Verlängern der aktiven Periode, wenn die Dauer einen Schwellenwert erfüllt, oder wobei die aktive Periode verlängert wird, wenn die Dauer den Schwellenwert nicht erfüllt.
  5. Verfahren nach Anspruch 4, wobei der Schwellenwert basierend wenigstens teilweise auf wenigstens einem von einer Ruhedauer eines DRX-Zyklus (DRX = discontinuous reception bzw. diskontinuierlichen Empfang) der UE oder einer Periodizität des DRX-Zyklus basiert.
  6. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei die aktive Periode nicht öfter als eine Schwellenwertanzahl von Neuauswahl-Timern verlängert wird, die einer Schwellenwertanzahl von Frequenzen entspricht, die für eine Neuauswahl priorisiert werden sollen.
  7. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Neuauswahl-Timer ein erster Neuauswahl-Timer ist, und wobei das Verfahren weiter Folgendes aufweist:
    Bestimmen, dass eine Messung einer ersten Frequenz, die dem ersten Neuauswahl-Timer entspricht, dabei fehlschlägt ein Kriterium zu erfüllen; und
    Auslösen einer Neuauswahl für eine zweite Frequenz, und zwar vor Ablauf eines zweiten Neuauswahl-Timers, der der zweiten Frequenz entspricht, basierend wenigstens teilweise auf Bestimmen, dass die Messung der ersten Frequenz dabei fehlschlägt das Kriterium zu erfüllen.
  8. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, wobei der zweite Neuauswahl-Timer konfiguriert ist, zu einer Ablaufzeit des ersten Neuauswahl-Timers abzulaufen.
  9. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, das weiter Aufwachen, vor einer eingeteilten Aufwachzeit, die mit einer nachfolgenden aktiven Periode assoziiert ist, aufweist, wenn in den Ruhemodus eingetreten wird, ohne die aktive Periode zu verlängern.
  10. Verfahren nach Anspruch 9, wobei eine Neuauswahl für eine oder mehrere Frequenzen durchgeführt wird, für welche ein entsprechender Neuauswahl-Timer lief, als in den Ruhemodus eingetreten wurde, basierend wenigstens teilweise auf einer Bestimmung, dass eine Frequenz einer versorgenden Zelle dabei fehlschlägt ein Kriterium zu erfüllen.
  11. Ein nicht transitorisches computerlesbares Medium (282), das einen oder mehrere Instruktionen für Drahtloskommunikation speichert, die, wenn sie durch einen Prozessor (280) in einer Nutzereinrichtung bzw. UE (UE = user equipment) ausgeführt werden, den Prozessor (280) veranlassen, das Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10 durchzuführen.
  12. Eine Nutzereinrichtung bzw. UE (UE = user equipment) (120) für Drahtloskommunikation, die Folgendes aufweist:
    Mittel zum Bestimmen (280), dass ein Neuauswahl-Timer eine Ablaufzeit hat, die eine aktive Periode (510) eines DRX-Zyklus (DRX = discontinuous reception bzw. diskontinuierlicher Empfang) verlängern soll;
    Mittel zum Bestimmen (280), ob die aktive Periode (510) verlängert werden soll basierend wenigstens teilweise auf wenigstens einem von einem Satz von Messungen einer versorgenden Zelle oder einer Dauer, um die die Ablaufzeit die aktive Periode (510) verlängern soll; und
    Mittel zum selektiven (280) Verlängern der aktiven Periode (510) oder zum Eintreten in einen Ruhemodus ohne Verlängern der aktiven Periode (510) basierend wenigstens teilweise auf Bestimmen, ob die aktive Periode (510) verlängert werden soll.
  13. UE nach Anspruch 12, wobei die Bestimmung, ob die aktive Periode verlängert werden soll, wenigstens teilweise auf dem Satz von Messungen der versorgenden Zelle und der Dauer, die die Ablaufzeit die aktive Periode verlängern soll, basiert.
  14. UE nach Anspruch 12, wobei in den Ruhemodus eingetreten wird ohne Verlängern der aktiven Periode, wenn die Dauer einen Schwellenwert erfüllt, oder wobei die aktive Periode verlängert wird, wenn die Dauer den Schwellenwert nicht erfüllt, oder wobei die aktive Periode für nicht öfter als eine Schwellenwertanzahl von Neuauswahl-Timern, die einer Schwellenwertanzahl von Frequenzen entspricht, die für eine Neuauswahl priorisiert werden sollen, verlängert wird.
  15. UE nach Anspruch 12, wobei der Neuauswahl-Timer ein erster Neuauswahl-Timer ist, und wobei die Vorrichtung weiter Folgendes aufweist:
    Mittel zum Bestimmen, dass eine Messung einer ersten Frequenz, die dem ersten Neuauswahl-Timer entspricht, dabei fehlschlägt ein Kriterium zu erfüllen; und
    Mittel zum Auslösen einer Neuauswahl für eine zweite Frequenz, und zwar vor Ablauf eines zweiten Neuauswahl-Timers, der der zweiten Frequenz entspricht, basierend wenigstens teilweise auf Bestimmen, dass die Messung der ersten Frequenz dabei fehlschlägt das Kriterium zu erfüllen.
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